Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.02% or 1.790 points to trade at 60.990 at the close. Meanwhile, Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.69% or 0.38 points to end at 55.42 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was up 0.67% or 0.10 points to 15.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 0.62% or 0.085 points to trade at 13.540 at the close. Aegon (AS:AEGN) declined 0.28% or 0.015 points to end at 5.252 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was down 0.27% or 0.019 points to 7.067.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 35 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 10.16% to 15.20.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.58% or 0.84 to $53.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.43% or 0.80 to hit $56.70 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.37% or 4.15 to trade at $1137.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.0457, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8533.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 103.03.